Dukhān Qibla Direction
Find accurate Qibla direction from Dukhān, Al-Shahaniya, Qatar
Qibla Details for Dukhān
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Qibla direction in Dukhān?
The Qibla direction from Dukhān, Al-Shahaniya, Qatar is 250.5° (WSW) from North. This is the direction Muslims in Dukhān should face during their daily prayers (Salah).
How far is Dukhān from Mecca?
The distance from Dukhān to Mecca (Kaaba) is approximately 1,204 kilometers. This is the great-circle distance calculated using the Haversine formula.
How to find Qibla direction in Dukhān?
Use our free Qibla compass above. For the most accurate direction, click "Use My Exact Location" to enable GPS. On mobile devices, you can also enable the live compass feature which rotates in real-time as you move your phone.
How accurate is this Qibla direction?
Our Qibla calculation uses the great-circle bearing formula which provides 99.9% accuracy. The calculation accounts for Earth's curvature, ensuring precision regardless of distance. For your exact location within Dukhān, enable GPS for personalized accuracy.
What is the compass bearing for the Qibla in Dukhān?
The great-circle Qibla bearing from Dukhān is 250.5° (WSW). A fixed magnetic-compass (rhumb-line) heading would read about 248.3°. For prayer, use the great-circle value of 250.5°.
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Finding Qibla Direction in Dukhān
The Qibla direction from Dukhān, Al-Shahaniya, Qatar is 250.5° from true north, pointing towards the west-southwest. The Kaaba in Mecca lies about 1,204 km (748 miles) away. Geographically, Dukhān sits to the east-northeast of Mecca, so the shortest path back to the Kaaba runs to your west-southwest.
The Qibla (قِبْلَة) is the direction that Muslims face when performing their daily prayers (Salah). All Muslims around the world face the Kaaba, located in Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, during prayer. From Dukhān, this means facing west-southwest (250.5°).
Great-circle vs compass bearing in Dukhān
Our Qibla finder uses the great-circle bearing (250.5°), the geometrically shortest path to Mecca across the curved surface of the Earth — the method accepted by most scholars. If you instead follow a single fixed compass heading (the rhumb-line bearing), it would be about 248.3° from Dukhān. The two differ because long-distance routes curve on a globe; for prayer, use the great-circle value of 250.5°.
Using a compass in Dukhān
A phone or magnetic compass points to magnetic north, which can differ from true north by several degrees depending on your exact spot in Dukhān. For the most reliable result, tap "Use My Exact Location" above so the compass corrects to your GPS position, then turn until it reads 250.5° (west-southwest) and shows ALIGNED.